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Governments & Parliaments Flashcards

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Which body is the lower house of the Indian Parliament?: Lok Sabha
Which country has a parliament called the 'Knesset'?: Israel
Which country has a parliament called the 'Bundestag'?: Germany
Which country has the largest parliament by number of seats?: China
What is the name of Japan's parliament?: Diet
Which country's parliament is called the 'Duma'?: Russia
Which country has a bicameral legislature called the Congress of the Union?: Mexico
What is a 'unicameral' legislature?: A parliament with one chamber
Which country has the Majlis al-Dawla as its upper house?: Oman
What does 'bicameral' mean in legislative terms?: Two-chamber parliament
Which South American country has a unicameral legislature?: Venezuela
What is the official English name for Japan's bicameral legislature?: National Diet
Which legislative body serves as the lower house of Germany's parliament, directly elected by the German citizens?: Bundestag
What is the name of Israel's unicameral national legislature, which passes all laws and elects the president and prime minister?: The Knesset
Founded in 930 AD, which country claims to have the oldest surviving parliament in the world, known as the Althing?: Iceland
What is the name of the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, which holds the primary legislative power in the country?: The State Duma
In the Parliament of India, what is the name of the directly elected lower house, which translates to "House of the People"?: Lok Sabha
Which component of the United Kingdom's Parliament is an unelected upper chamber consisting of life peers, hereditary peers, and bishops?: House of Lords
What is the official name of the bicameral parliament of Spain, which consists of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate?: Cortes Generales
The French Republic operates under a system where both a directly elected President and a Prime Minister share executive power. What is this system called?: Semi-presidential system
The executive branch of Switzerland is a seven-member directory that serves as the collective head of state. What is it called?: The Federal Council
What is the historical and current name for the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands?: The States General
What is the name of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, which serves as the national legislative body of Iran?: The Majlis
Due to its unique distribution of government branches, South Africa's national parliament sits in which city?: Cape Town
With nearly 3,000 members, what is the name of the highest organ of state power and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China?: The National People's Congress
What is the name of the unicameral national legislature of Sweden, which holds the supreme decision-making authority in the country?: The Riksdag
The European Parliament holds its official plenary sessions in which French city, despite having committee meetings in Brussels?: Strasbourg
The Parliament of Canada consists of the Crown, the House of Commons, and which appointed upper house?: The Senate
What is the name of the supreme legislature of Norway, which was established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway?: The Storting
Italy's parliament is characterized by "perfect bicameralism," meaning both houses have exactly the same powers. What are these two houses?: Chamber of Deputies and Senate of the Republic